The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-09-17

xstehum's Rapid Insrsass'of BusinssA
One Months Showing.


One 1enth's Showing.
An H~pars - Css.ssy Dsssai.e TriS~-
saRy - the Tesuninal Town.
While the cry of hard times and
an extremely dull season prevails
at other points on the River, bust
ness at Ketchum was never better
during any preceding fall. The
daily receipts 1T the depot presents
q fair index of the amount of bust
ness being transacted and the re-
suits shown are very gratifying.
Take the month of August, for ex-
ample. The entire receipts of freight
arriving at Ketchum from eastern
and western points amounted to
1916, 7O4 pounds, while for the pre-
ceding August of 1886 the receipts
were l ,462, 1875, showing an increase
in the volume Of trade of 914, 567
pounds in a single month. The
amount of freight forwarded from
here during the same month was
8O4, $40 pounds, which, in compar-
ison to the outgoing freight during
August, 1886, shows an increase of
1888 pounds. The leading arti-
cles received were groceries and
provisions, the receipts of the latter
during the stated month being
11O,84O pounds greater than the
same month last year, and the in
crease in the amount of provisions
being 40, 2O5 pounds. Ore receipts
show corresponding gain, being
276,4 pounds over the preceding
August, while the shipments out of
the district show a considerable de-
crease. Bullion exports to refiner-
les amounted
TO 583,132 POUNDS,
An increase of 400, 1853 pounds over
the shipments made in August,
1885. The receipts at the depot
on account of freight dispatched
amounted to $21, 34S and from the
sale of tickets one thousand dollars
more were received. This showing
only represents the receipts of in
coming freight, the tariff on bullion
sent out being collected at point of
destination, which, if received here,
would swell the receipts to several
thousand dollars more. Is not this
a gratifying showingl 1t certainly
is to the railroad company, and
should be to the people generally
who are identified with the town.
Ketchum is rapidly becoming a
supply point for large scope of
country and a constantly increas-
ing demand is made to supply the
wants of not only residents of the
town but the outlying districts,
which find it to their interest to do
their business with Ketchum, either
by direct purchase or having their
goods and merchandise consigned
here for shipment. 1t is becoming
more plainly demonstrated, month
by menth, that Ketchum is to be
the big town of Wood river. Dis
tasteful as this may be to ambitious
builders of other towns, the fact has
now become apparent that even
those who but two years ago boosted
that they would run a moving ma
chine through our principal streets,
now are more fearful of the grass
sprouting within the limits of their
own town, and
THEIR BoAsTrUL THREATS
Returning home to plague them.
Ketchum has the situation fairly
within her grasp and it only needs
concerted action to maintain its
supremacy. What is the use of
foolish chickering's and allowing a
spirit of discord to prevail when
united effort can accomplish so
much? The scope of country that
now is, and could be made, tribu-
tary to Ketchum is equal to an en-
pire in extent. A great deal of the
business is now coming here, but
it could be increased ten fold if
sought in good earnest. Another
year will see the Sheep mountain,
Seafoam, Stanley and Deadwood
Basin mines developed and the
various camps all to be provided
for, and Ketchum is being looked to
as a source of such supply. East
ern capital is already invested in
Deadwood and Stanley basins and
in the former there is every proba-
bility of a number of sales being
made to those identified With the
lately made. What is
necessary is roads to reach these
points. An almost natural road can
be run from Ketchum to Stanley
Basin, and thence on to Seafoam
the construction can be carried on
at small cost, to which those in
terested in the mines there are
willing and anxious to contribute.
Deadwood Basin, the scene Of
SEVERAL IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES
This season, is about 35 miles south
erly from Cape Horn and ITO miles
from Ketchum. Following the
trail through Bear Valley a natural
road can be run for a greater